Finding God in Broken Places – Single Motherhood, Faith, and Obedience

In this heartfelt episode of Mother's Corner on Radio Cape Pulpit, host Barbara Jeff welcomes Zenovia Gannad Pichier-Sannani – a devoted mother, servant leader, and missionary – to discuss the theme "Finding God in the Depths of Broken Places." Zenovia shares her powerful journey of becoming a single mother when her children were aged three and six, after leaving an abusive two-year marriage. She speaks about confronting her pain ("you cannot conquer what you will not confront") and stepping out in radical obedience to God's calling – a calling she first received as a three-year-old child. She left her job in social development to follow Jesus into full-time missions, serving for over 15 years among unreached people groups in Southeast Asia, even during COVID. Zenovia emphasizes that obedience must come before provision, and that God provides through community, the church, and faithful friends. She shares how nature and solitude became her place of stillness and strength during storms, and how she raised her two children, Max and Chelsea, not for herself but for the community – allowing others to speak into their lives. She closes with a powerful prayer for broken mothers and families, urging listeners to become "activators" – to step out of the closet, speak up, seek the right help, and allow God to heal.